Best of Artemis, week ending 22nd December 2013

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More details on QBE’s VenTerra Re Ltd. catastrophe bondSome more details have become available on QBE Insurance Group’s first catastrophe bond transaction, VenTerra Re Ltd. (Series 2013-1), which sees the insurer seeking reinsurance coverage from the capital markets for a number of perils including Australian risks.

World Bank helps Uruguay to $450m weather & oil price insuranceThe World Bank has completed a $450 million weather and oil price insurance transaction for a Uruguayan state-owned hydro-electric power company, with the risk being offset with reinsurance by Allianz, through its partnership with Nephila Capital, and Swiss Re.